Friday’s Poem: “May Day” by Phillis Levin from May Day. Friday’s Literary Notes:The English adapted from their French-speaking Norman invaders many words surrounding elements of war. We send to far away lands, for example, our soldiers, a word that came to us in Middle English from the Old French word soldier from soulde, the Latin word for a “gold coin of the Roman Empire.” Our soldiers are sent off in battalions to do battle, from Old French bataille, based on late Latin battualia describing…
There's way too much audio in the world to catch everything that comes out of your clock radio. Public Radio Redux shines a spotlight on stories that makes you turn and look at your speakers. It's a curated list, a place to make comments, and a blog about making radio. Consider it the espresso in your daily public radio fix.
Public Radio Redux was started by two friends who bonded over the joys and pain of making radio. Jen Nathan and Erin Mishkin met at the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies and quickly bonded over a shared love of podcasts and bloody marys. Rather than boring their friends with another unrehearsed live re-enactment of their favorite radio shows, they started this blog.